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An Artist Date? I Took My Artist on a Romantic Getaway!

Ever since I finished my A Year in the Life project, I’ve been working through the writing exercises in Julia Cameron’s The Right to Write. Last week, the chapter “The Well” prescribed taking yourself on an “artist date” — but NOT writing about it afterwards. According to Julia, the

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In Which I Make a Story Map

This weekend, I am taking a YA and middle-grade novel class with Cheryl Klein, and I’m going to be cramming my “homework” all week. I’m about 1/3 of the way through “story mapping” my middle-grade novel, Ever This Day. Below are the instructions for the exercise: For

Writing Book Review: Publishing E-books for Dummies by Ali Luke

Publishing E-Books for Dummies by Ali Luke My rating: 4 of 5 stars I found this book to be superior to APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book as a handbook for self-publishing, and it was indispensable as I worked on the release of Rumpled, especially in the

NaNo'Ers, I'm With You in Spirit

Although I usually take one year to “recover” between attempts at NaNoWriMo, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to look at November the same way again. This year, I’m on “recovery,” still working on the novel I pounded out last November (I’ve discovered that novels

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Free Writing Ebook from Scribendi

Since early 2009, Scribendi, an online editorial services company, has been one of my most steady freelance clients. The experience of working for them has only improved over the years, as they’ve raised wages and begun offering other juicy incentives for helping out during especially busy times or receiving

My Last Day of One Job, Embarking on Another

Yesterday was my last official day as Teen Services Librarian for the Marshall-Lyon County Library. My heart is sort of breaking over it–I loved that job so much, but it was a two-hour commute, one way, once a week. I’m still processing all of that, and might blog

NaNoWriMo: Week Two

I’m finally crawling out from beneath a pile of laundry and trying not to be too dismayed by the fact that only half my to-do list is accomplished and that I haven’t earned a single penny today (except for some residual income from Demand Studios — thanks, Demand!). I’

Alarm Clocks and True Presence

Recently, I finished Kathleen Norris’s Acedia and Me: Monks, a Marriage, and A Writer’s Life. In it, she talks briefly about the common excuse people give about not having “time” to write. She dismisses this, claiming that the true artists arrange their life in such a way that

Free the Apostrophe - Scribendi.com

An infographic about the correct usage of the apostrophe that is more fun than the text link I used the other day. Free the Apostrophe – Scribendi.com.

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National Poetry Writing Month: Magnetic Poetry

Not feeling very intrinsically inspired to write poetry last night, I finally whipped out the magnetic poetry for some help: Poems always look more fun as magnets, but in case that image is too blurry, this is the poem: This storm is hard music to face: A metal rain hurricane.

Who doesn't LOVE a love poem?

Yet another way to cheat during NaPoWriMo. My poem: My Love Your skin glows like the pear, blossoms luscious as the rose in the purest hope of spring. My heart follows your saxophone voice and leaps like a kitty at the whisper of your name. The evening floats in on

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How to Cheat During NaPoWriMo

After confessing that I was stressing about a poem a day, a friend left a comment with this site that would allow NaPoWriMo cheating, if one does so desire. Here’s the poem I got: A mountainous range stood before the cold Little Red Riding Hood Scoff not at my

Write or Die

This little widget is perfect for the person who needs a little extra motivation to keep the words coming on the page (er, screen). I’m trying to decide whether this would be a help or a hindrance in my NaNoWriMo endeavor. I think I’d be too scared to